Disclaimer:
*This asterisk denotes recent case law.
NOTE: Since January 01, 2006, maternity and parental benefits for Quebec residents are delivered by the Province of Quebec through the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan. The EI Board of Referees has no jurisdiction to rule on QPIP entitlement.
NOTE: Effective July 04, 2010 under the Fairness for Military Families amendments to the EI Act, the benefit period and the period during which parental benefits may be paid can be extended up to 104 weeks for Canadian Forces members whose period of parental leave is deferred or who are directed to return to duty from parental leave – subsections 10(12.1), 10(15), 23(3.01), 23(3.1), 23(2) and the transitional measures found in Bill C-13.